[CC 1991 §225.010; CC 1970 §9-16; Ord. No. 450 §1, 9-23-1974]
For the purpose of this Article, the following terms shall be
deemed to have the meaning indicated below:
An incinerator which complies with all current regulations
of the Missouri Air Conservation Commission.
Non-putrescible solid wastes consisting of combustible and/or
non-combustible waste materials from dwelling units, commercial, industrial,
institutional or agricultural establishments which are either too
large or too heavy to be safely and conveniently loaded in solid waste
collection vehicles by solid waste collectors with the equipment available
therefore.
The City of Pine Lawn, Missouri.
Removal and transportation of solid waste from its place
of storage to its place of processing or disposal.
Waste materials from the construction or destruction of residential,
industrial or commercial structures.
The Director of the Solid Waste Management Program of the
City or his/her authorized representative.
Disposable plastic or paper sacks with a capacity of twenty
(20) to thirty-five (35) gallons specifically designed for storage
of solid waste.
Any room or group or rooms located within a structure and
forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or
are intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.
Putrescible animal or vegetable wastes resulting from the
handling, preparation, cooking, serving or consumption of food.
Including, but not limited to, pathological wastes, explosive
wastes, pesticides, pesticide containers, toxic or radioactive materials.
A housing facility containing more than one (1) dwelling
unit under one (1) roof.
Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others,
shall be in actual possession of any dwelling unit or of any other
improved real property, either as owner or as a tenant.
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, institution,
City, County, other political subdivision, authority, State agency
or institution, or federal agency or institution.
Incinerating, composting, baling, shredding, salvaging, compacting
and other processes whereby solid waste characteristics are modified
or solid waste quantity is reduced.
Solid waste.
Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials including,
but not limited to, solid and semisolid waste materials resulting
from industrial, commercial, agricultural, governmental and domestic
activities, but does not include hazardous waste as defined in Sections
260.360 to 260.432, RSMo., recovered materials, overburden, rock,
tailings, matte, slag or other waste material resulting from mining,
milling or smelting.
Commercial solid waste: Solid waste resulting
from the operation of any commercial, industrial, institutional or
agricultural establishment and multiple-housing facilities with more
than four (4) dwelling units.
Residential solid waste: Solid waste resulting
from the maintenance and operation of dwelling units, excluding multiple-housing
facilities with more than one (1) dwelling unit.
Receptacle used by any person to store solid waste during
the interval between solid waste collections.
The process of discarding or getting rid of unwanted material,
in particular, the final deposition of solid waste by man.
The entire process of managing solid waste in a manner which
minimizes the generation and subsequent disposal of solid waste, including
waste reduction, source separation, collection, storage, transportation,
recycling, resource recovery, volume minimization, processing, market
development, and disposal of solid wastes.
Keeping, maintaining or storing solid waste from the time
of its production until the time of its collection.
Leaves, grass clippings, yard and garden vegetation and Christmas
trees. The term does not include stumps, roots or shrubs with intact
root balls.
[CC 1991 §225.020; CC 1970 §9-17; Ord. No. 450 §2, 9-23-1974]
A.
The
occupant of every dwelling unit and of every institutional, commercial
or business, industrial or agricultural establishment producing solid
waste within the corporate limits of the City shall provide sufficient
and adequate containers for the storage of all solid waste except
bulky rubbish and demolition and construction waste to serve each
such dwelling unit and/or establishment and shall maintain such solid
waste containers in good repair at all times.
B.
The
occupant of every dwelling unit and of every institutional, commercial,
industrial, agricultural or business establishment shall place all
solid waste to be collected in proper solid waste containers, except
as otherwise provided herein, and shall maintain such solid waste
containers and the area surrounding them in a clean, neat and sanitary
condition at all times.
C.
Residential
solid waste shall be stored in containers of not more than thirty-five
(35) gallons nor less than twenty (20) gallons in nominal capacity.
Containers shall be leakproof, waterproof and fitted with a fly-tight
lid and shall be properly covered at all times except when depositing
waste therein or removing the contents thereof. The containers shall
have handles, bails or other suitable lifting devices or features.
Containers shall be of a type originally manufactured for residential
solid waste with tapered sides for easy emptying. They shall be of
lightweight and sturdy construction. The weight of any individual
container and contents shall not exceed seventy-five (75) pounds.
Galvanized metal containers, rubber or fiberglass containers and plastic
containers which do not become brittle in cold weather may be used.
Disposable solid waste containers with suitable frames or containers
as approved by the Director may also be used for storage of residential
solid waste.
D.
Commercial solid waste shall be stored in solid waste containers approved by the Director. The containers shall be waterproof and leakproof and shall be covered at all times except when depositing waste therein or removing the contents thereof and shall meet all requirements as set forth by Section 235.050.
E.
Tree
limbs less than four (4) inches in diameter and brush shall be securely
tied in bundles not larger than forty-eight (48) inches long and eighteen
(18) inches in diameter when not placed in storage containers. The
weight of any individual bundle shall not exceed seventy-five (75)
pounds.
F.
Yard
wastes shall be stored in containers so constructed and maintained
to prevent the dispersal of wastes placed therein upon the premises
served, upon adjacent premises or upon adjacent public rights-of-way.
The weight of any individual container and contents shall not exceed
seventy-five (75) pounds.
G.
Solid
waste containers which are not approved will be collected together
with their contents and disposed of.
[CC 1991 §225.030; CC 1970 §9-18; Ord. No. 450 §3, 9-23-1974]
A.
The
City shall provide for the collection of solid waste as follows:
1.
Collection of residential solid waste. The City
shall provide for the collection of all residential solid waste in
the City, provided however, that the City may provide the collection
service by contracting with a person, County or other City or a combination
thereof for the entire City or portions thereof as deemed to be in
the best interests of the City.
2.
Other collections. The City may, at its discretion,
provide commercial solid waste collection services upon specific application
of the owners or persons in charge thereof. However, in the event
that such application is not made or approved, it shall be the duty
of such establishment to provide for collection of all solid waste
produced upon any such premises.
B.
All
solid waste from premises to which collection services are provided
by the City shall be collected except bulky rubbish as defined herein,
provided however, that bulky rubbish will be collected if tied securely
in bundles not exceeding reasonable limitations of weight and bulk
to be fixed by regulations to be made and promulgated by the Director
as hereinafter provided. All solid waste collected shall, upon being
loaded into collection equipment, become the property of the collection
agency.
C.
Tree limbs and yard wastes, as described in Section 235.020 (E) and (F) respectively, shall be placed at the curb or alley for collection. Solid waste containers as required by this Article for the storage of other residential solid waste shall be placed at the curb for collection. Any solid waste containers, tree limbs, yard wastes or other solid waste permitted by this Article to be placed at the curb or alley for collection shall not be so placed until the regularly scheduled collection day.
D.
Bulky
rubbish shall be collected by request to the Director. The Director
shall establish the procedure for collecting bulky rubbish.
E.
Solid
waste collectors, employed by the City or a solid waste collection
agency operating under contract with the City, are hereby authorized
to enter upon private property for the purpose of collecting solid
waste therefrom as required by this Article. Solid waste collectors
shall not enter dwelling units or other residential buildings for
the purpose of collecting residential solid waste. Commercial solid
waste may be removed from within commercial establishments upon written
request of the owner and approval by the Director.
F.
The
following collection frequencies shall apply to collections of solid
waste within the City:
1.
Residential solid waste. All residential solid waste,
other than bulky rubbish, shall be collected at least three (3) times
weekly. At least forty-eight (48) hours shall intervene between collections.
2.
Commercial solid waste. All commercial solid waste
shall be collected thrice (3) weekly and shall be collected at such
lesser intervals as may be fixed by the Director upon a determination
that such lesser intervals are necessary for the preservation of the
health and/or safety of the public.
G.
Residential
solid waste containers shall be stored upon the residential premises.
Commercial solid waste containers shall be stored upon private property,
unless the owner shall have been granted written permission from the
City to use public property for such purposes. The storage site shall
be well-drained, fully accessible to collection equipment, public
health personnel and fire inspection personnel.
H.
All
collection vehicles shall be maintained in a safe, clean and sanitary
condition and shall be so constructed, maintained and operated as
to prevent spillage of solid waste therefrom. All vehicles to be used
for collection of solid waste shall be constructed with watertight
bodies and with covers which shall be an integral part of the vehicle
or shall be a separate cover of suitable material with fasteners to
secure all sides of the cover to the vehicle and shall be secured
whenever the vehicle is transporting solid waste or, as an alternate,
the entire bodies thereof shall be enclosed with only loading hoppers
exposed. No solid waste shall be transported in the loading hoppers.
I.
Permits
shall not be required for the removal, hauling or disposal of earth
and rock material from grading or excavation activities, however,
all such material shall be conveyed in tight vehicles, trucks or receptacles
so constructed and maintained that none of the material being transported
shall spill upon the public rights-of-way.
[CC 1991 §225.040; CC 1970 §9-19; Ord. No. 450
§4, 9-23-1974]
A.
Solid
wastes shall be disposed of at a processing facility or disposal area
approved by the City and complying with all requirements of the Missouri
Division of Health.
B.
The
Director may classify certain wastes as hazardous wastes which will
require special handling and shall be disposed of only in a manner
acceptable to the Director and which will meet all local, State and
Federal regulations.
[CC 1991 §225.060; CC 1970 §9-21; Ord. No. 450 §6, 9-23-1974]
A.
The
Director shall make, amend, revoke and enforce reasonable and necessary
rules and regulations governing, but not limited to:
1.
Preparation, drainage and wrapping of garbage deposited in solid
waste containers.
2.
Specifications for solid waste containers, including the type, composition,
equipment, size and shape thereof.
3.
Identification of solid waste containers and of the covers thereof
and of equipment thereto appertaining, if any.
4.
Weight limitations on the combined weight of solid waste containers
and the contents thereof and weight and size limitations on bundles
of solid waste too large for solid waste containers.
5.
Storage of solid waste in solid waste containers.
6.
Sanitation, maintenance and replacement of solid waste containers.
7.
Schedules of and routes for collection of solid waste.
8.
Collection points of solid waste containers.
9.
Collection and disposal of solid waste.
10.
Processing facilities and fees for the use thereof.
11.
Disposal facilities and fees for the use thereof.
12.
Records of quantity and type of wastes received at processing and/or
disposal facilities.
13.
Handling of special wastes such as toxic wastes, sludges, ashes,
agriculture, construction, bulky items, tires, automobiles, oils,
greases, etc.
B.
The
City Official who is responsible for preparing utility and other service
charges billings for the City is hereby authorized to make and promulgate
reasonable and necessary rules and regulations for the billing and
collection of solid waste collection and/or disposal service charges
as hereinafter provided for.
C.
A copy
of any and all rules and regulations made and promulgated under the
provisions hereof shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk.
[CC 1991 §225.070; CC 1970 §9-22; Ord. No. 450 §7, 9-23-1974]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to:
1.
Deposit solid waste in any solid waste container other than his/her
own without the written consent of the owner of such container and/or
with the intent of avoiding payment of the service charge hereinafter
provided for solid waste collection and disposal;
2.
Interfere in any manner with solid waste collection equipment or
with solid waste collectors in the lawful performance of their duties
as such, whether such equipment or collectors shall be those of the
City or those of a solid waste collection agency operating under contract
with the City;
3.
Burn solid waste unless an approved incinerator is provided or unless
a variance has been obtained from the appropriate air pollution control
agency;
4.
Dispose of solid waste at any facility or location which is not approved
by the City and the Missouri Division of Health;
5.
Engage in the business of collecting, transporting, processing or
disposing of solid waste within the corporate limits of the City without
a permit from the City or operate under an expired permit or operate
after a permit has been suspended or revoked.
